SS 1 Government 1st Term Exam
  • 1. 1. A person who act with de-jure authority acts on ______
A) Act on behalf of the followers because he want to lead them right
B) On behalf of others who have assigned him
C) Based on the power he has in his office
D) Behalf of himself because he think he could do so
  • 2. 2. Which of the following is not a component of political culture?
A) Age
B) Emotions
C) Beliefs
D) Societal values
  • 3. 3. Which of the following is not the function of the government?
A) Provision of all the material needs of all citizens
B) Provision of free Education
C) Maintenance of relations with other states
D) Defence of territory from external attacks
  • 4. 4. Forms of power which is derived from the people and the Constitution is ______
A) Executive power
B) Military power
C) Political power
D) Physical power
  • 5. 5. The right to freedom of speech means that people are free to ______
A) Participate in government
B) Express anything they like about government
C) Express opinions within the limits of the law
D) Disobey the government of the day
  • 6. 6. A state is a special form of human association because it ______
A) Has a legitimate monopoly of life and death penalties over its citizens
B) Can punish law breakers
C) Has a constitution approved by the citizens
D) Has a government
  • 7. 7. A citizen expresses loyalty to his nation by ______
A) Lobbying for ministerial appointment
B) Singing the national anthem when required
C) Participating in sport
D) Supporting political parties
  • 8. 8. The institution through which government discharge responsibilities is known as _____
A) National assembly
B) Political party
C) Pressure groups
D) Organs of government
  • 9. 9. The following are types of Sovereignty except _____
A) Delegated Sovereignty
B) De-facto Sovereignty
C) Internal Sovereignty
D) Legal Sovereignty
  • 10. 10. Which of the following is related to government as a process of governing?
A) Abrogation of Fundamental Human Rights
B) The role of pressure groups within the state
C) Disagreement between state and local governments
D) Implementation and adjudication of law
  • 11. 11. In a democracy, political Sovereignty resides with the ______
A) Legislature
B) Electorate
C) President
D) Military
  • 12. 12. Right to rule based on norms, customs and conventions of the people is referred to as ______
A) Traditional authority
B) Charismatic authority
C) Legal authority
D) Rational authority
  • 13. 13. A political concept that is composed of the attitudes, beliefs, emotions and values of a society is called _____
A) Political authority
B) Political socialization
C) Political culture
D) Political party
  • 14. 14. The scholar who defined sovereignty as an absolute power vested in one authority was ______
A) A.V. Dicey
B) John Austin
C) Jean Bodin
D) Baron Montesquieu
  • 15. 15. Obedience to the laws of the state is a part of one's _____
A) Rights
B) Privileges
C) Requirements
D) Duties
  • 16. 16. Power can be described as the _____
A) Ability of legislature to delegate its right of law-making to another body
B) Capacity of the government to encourage communities to embark on self-help projects
C) Ability of the he executive to encourage pressure groups to go on strike
D) Capacity to compel or influence others to act in a certain way
  • 17. 17. The two components of Sovereignty are
A) Influence and political authority
B) The rule of law and fundamental human rights
C) Political Independence and supreme authority of the state within its territory
D) Political power and political authority
  • 18. 18. Government is defined as ______
A) A machinery established to punish offenders
B) A body of people employed to use power over the citizens
C) A machinery established by the state to organise, manage its affairs and administer its function
D) A group of leaders that fights for the interest of their followers
  • 19. 19. A government is legitimate if it _____
A) Provides social services for the people
B) Has the mandate of the people to rule
C) Comes to power through a coup d'etat
D) Is not oppressive
  • 20. 20. The study of government offers individual all the following except a ______
A) Knowledge on the process of government
B) Training to become a judge
C) Training on good Citizenship
D) Basis of career opportunities
  • 21. 21. Sovereignty implies all the following except _____
A) The supremacy of the political parties
B) Unlimited power of a state to make and enforce laws
C) A state of political Independence
D) The highest authority in a state
  • 22. 22. Popular Sovereignty is located in the ______
A) Military
B) Electorate
C) Police
D) Opinion leaders
  • 23. 23. Which of the following is a basic component of political culture?
A) Cognitive orientation
B) Cultural design
C) Cultural display
D) Cultural development
  • 24. 24. The Citizenship of a country may be acquired by _____
A) Decolonization
B) Naturalization
C) Neutralization
D) Nationalization
  • 25. 25. Government as an academic field of study refers to the _____
A) Membership for f international organizations
B) President and his ministers
C) Working of the organs of government
D) Study of political institutions and processes
  • 26. 26. A state performs all the following functions except ______
A) Promoting the welfare of the citizens
B) Encouraging the struggle for power
C) Providing social services
D) Encouraging trade with other states
  • 27. 27. Which of the following groups has a compulsory membership?
A) Community
B) Club
C) Society
D) State
  • 28. 28. A government which has the ability to compel its citizens to obedience is said to be exercising ______
A) Authority
B) Power
C) Legitimacy
D) Coercion
  • 29. 29. A government's supreme power to demand obedience from its citizens demonstrates the notion of _____
A) Parliamentary supremacy
B) Sovereignty
C) Rule of law
D) Separation of power
  • 30. 30. A form of government that places political power in the hands of a few people is _____
A) Oligarchy
B) Parliamentary government
C) Authoritarianism
D) Feudalism
  • 31. 31. Government as the act of governing means the ______
A) Orders of judiciary and legislature
B) Activities of pressure groups and political parties
C) Act of vetoing bill
D) Activities by which government policies are made and implemented
  • 32. 32. The legislative organ of government is the body which _____
A) Punishes the law breakers
B) Makes the law
C) Interprets the law
D) Implement laws and policies
  • 33. 33. A sovereign state is one
A) Whose citizens are free to avoid responsibilities
B) Where its citizens can speak without fear or favour
C) Whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference
D) In which sovereignty is invested in the military
  • 34. 34. Power is transformed into authority through _____
A) Influence
B) Inheritance
C) Legitimacy
D) Force
  • 35. 35. It is not the duty or obligations of a citizen to _____
A) Register for election
B) Report any criminal acts
C) Defend the country from attacks
D) Check the activities of the government
  • 36. 36. The body that makes law and enforces same in the state is the ______
A) Military Sovereignty
B) Political Sovereignty
C) Legal Sovereignty
D) Government sovereignty
  • 37. 37. Location of a sovereignty in a state include _____
A) In a monarch
B) All of the above
C) In a federal state
D) In a Unitary state
  • 38. 38. A form of government where the best citizens rule is ______
A) Unitary
B) Oligarchy
C) Aristocracy
D) Plutocracy
  • 39. 39. A form of government where the state is ruled by the wealthy class is _______
A) Plutocracy
B) Theocracy
C) Autocracy
D) Aristocracy
  • 40. 40. The primary function of the government in a state is to _____
A) Build schools and hospitals
B) Maintain law and order
C) Imprison criminals
D) Provide transport services
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